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  1. best zelda.... ever? on Nintendo Releases The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword · · Score: 2

    it would have to be REALLY good to beat Link to the Past. or even Ocarina of Time for that matter. I have my doubts. But will need to see this for myself

  2. Re:Wire your toes to the phone line. on Ask Slashdot: Best Tools To Aid When "On Call"? · · Score: 1

    those caps need bleeder resistors too ;) just finished that EE212 lab that explains why too... I feel proud of myself :)

  3. Horray! on Windows 8 Secure Boot Defeated · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally a jailbreak for the desktop! I was tired of using locked-down hardware! I will now run a jailbroken desktop exclusively.

  4. wait, this sounds amazing?! on Desura Game Distribution Service Releases On Linux · · Score: 1

    So, is this like steam that can run on linux? I have not heard of this, but supporting linux is worth helping, at least for the idea. I am always super annoyed when I want to play a video game but have to boot into Windows first. (yes I started to try playOnLinux but it wasn't working right)

  5. Re:Which is it? on Intel and DreamWorks Working On Rendering Animation In Real-Time · · Score: 1

    no

  6. its cause we dont have amazing researchers on Experts 'Convinced' Duqu Work of Stuxnet Authors · · Score: 4, Informative

    Ralph Langner was the genius behind our knowing about what Stuxnet did. But his team of researchers aren't studying Duqu much because "please note that we don’t research Duqu as it appears to be unrelated to control systems." We don't have that genius picking apart Duqu as we do Stuxnet. But Duqu is not the next stuxnet. It's not nearly as cool. Stuxnet was a very unique virus for several reasons. Duqu is more like just a standard virus. I don't understand why Stuxnet was underplaid and Duqu is so overplayed. If you want the cool information on Stuxnet http://www.langner.com/en/2011/11/09/two-years-later/ is Langner's latest post.

  7. Horray! Oh wait GNOME 3... on OpenSUSE 12.1 Released · · Score: 1

    I am happy for the new release- but will it be hard to install with the nice GNOME 2 or do I have to switch exclusively to XFCE?

  8. not quite do not track- more like pretend not to on W3C Proposes Unified "Do Not Track" Privacy Standard · · Score: 1

    " Possible exemption for aggregate analytics ISSUE-22: Still have "operational use" of data (auditing of where ads are shown, impression tracking, etc.) ISSUE-23: Possible exemption for analytics ISSUE-73: In order for analytics or other contracting to count as first-party: by contract, by technical silo, both silo and contract ISSUE-24: Possible exemption for fraud detection and defense ISSUE-25: Possible exemption for research purposes ISSUE-28: Exception for mandatory legal process ISSUE-75: How do companies claim exemptions and is that technical or not? ISSUE-31: Minimization -- to what extent will minimization be required for use of a particular exemption? (conditional exemptions) ISSUE-36: Should DNT opt-outs distinguish between behavioral targeting and other personalization? ISSUE-74: Are surveys out of scope? ISSUE-92: If data collection (even very specific with IP address, user agent, referrer) is time-limited, with very limited retention, is that still tracking?ISSUE-72: Basic principle: independent use as an agent of a first party ISSUE-89: Does DNT mean at a high level: (a) no customization, users are seen for the first time, every time. (b) DNT is about data moving between sites. ISSUE-97: Re-direction, shortened URLs, click analytics -- what kind of tracking is this? " This doesn't sound like a very thorough DoNotTrack

  9. Re:Recording on Ask Slashdot: What's a Good Tablet/App Combination For Note-Taking? · · Score: 1

    I am 19 and a sophomore in college- and I agree. Colored pens is the way to go. With highlighters if necessary. And I'm part of the younger folk :)

  10. Re:The real question on Google Makes Its Search System Slightly More Transparent · · Score: 1

    duck duck go is amazing; it's what I use exclusively.

  11. location based results on Google Makes Its Search System Slightly More Transparent · · Score: 1

    "The main change is that sites that are not in English will be translated then included in the search results." Was this really a problem after Google made location-based searches MANDATORY? http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Web%20Search/thread?fid=7777da521339a9b40004ab2af2c53153&hl=en http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Web+Search/thread?tid=03bbc6e63646c7e1&hl=en I use duckduckgo.com

  12. Re:These areas are for military on China Building Gigantic Structures In the Desert · · Score: 0

    HEY YOU I just have to say- I love your sig btw :)

  13. Re:Is Opera still around on Workshops Begin In Australia On WikiLeaks Opera · · Score: 1

    still better, don't worry. All those new things you think are cool in those browsers started here.

  14. wait, dual-device mode? on iOS App Acoustically Measures Distances Up To 25 Meters · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I thought this was going to be a cool sonar thing- you'll need 2 iphones? get a tape measure...

  15. Re:Google should just buy the RIAA! on Google Music Downloads To Go Ahead Without Sony Or Warner · · Score: 5, Insightful

    i sure hope this is a troll and not someone *that* misinformed...

  16. is the razr fast enouh? on Motorola Reinvents the RAZR · · Score: 1

    I remember the original razrs- they were super slow. Slow with texting, slow with menus, slow with everything. Hopefully these new ones will not live up to that legacy.

  17. I actually value speed on Ask Slashdot: Unity/Gnome 3/Win8/iOS — Do We Really Hate All New GUIs? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I want my things to be loaded as quickly as possible. I don't care about flashy desktop effects that make things slower.

  18. Re:It's change for the sake of change on Ask Slashdot: Unity/Gnome 3/Win8/iOS — Do We Really Hate All New GUIs? · · Score: 3, Funny

    no, silly! It's change for the sake of requiring the purchase of new hardware to run the new GUIs!

  19. Re:Print? on Polaroid: This Time It's Digital · · Score: 1

    counting numbers are all positive dears.

  20. I, for one on New, More Autonomous Asimo Robot Unveiled By Honda · · Score: 1

    welcome just kidding that was so old a very long time ago...

  21. this would be nice on GNOME Shell No Longer Requires GPU Acceleration · · Score: 3, Informative

    if gnome shell were actually nice. I'm with Torvalds; switched to XFCE

  22. Re:WTF? Random??? on Exploiting Network Captures For Truer Randomness · · Score: 1

    If he's using a computer to produce music he won't nearly care about the quality to put it onto vinyl, sadly. :( No one does these days. nice joke though

  23. Re:boring on Exploiting Network Captures For Truer Randomness · · Score: 1
  24. computer music?? on Exploiting Network Captures For Truer Randomness · · Score: 1

    Do people actually enjoy this sort of thing? I listen to Boston - Tom Sholtz made a point to put "no computers were made in the production of this album" This is how music should be: acoustic and awesome. oh and PS randomness is way easier to produce- http://www.random.org/ Mads Haar does it with atmospheric noise. In fact, my high school science fair project involved proving it is a very easy thing to reproduce for personal use.

  25. Re:Brilliant on Hubble Directly Images Disc Around a Black Hole · · Score: 1

    i thought that was friction F=un (I'm sorry, /. won't let me put a mu)